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The shortlists have been announced for this year’s Chortle Awards supported by Ticketmaster. with big names including Alan Carr, Dara O Briain, Stewart Lee and Lou Sanders among the nominees.

Amy Gledhill leads the field with three nods: for best compere, best radio comedy as part of Icklewick FM with Chris Cantrill and best podcast for Single Ladies In Your Area, which she hosts with Harriet Kemsley.

A number of comedians have two nominations:

Nick Mohammed - best tour and TV comic
Michelle de Swarte – best tour and breakthrough act
Sam Nicoresti - best show and breakthrough act
Luke McQueen - best show and breakthrough act
Ada & Bron - best newcomer and sketch variety and improv act.
Gbemi Oladipo - best headliner and best MC with Andrew Mensah
Harriet Kemsley – TV comic and best podcast

Chortle has also unveiled a new category for clowning and alternative comedy with nominees Gutte. Jessica Barton, Johnny White Really-Really, Rosa Garland, and Sami Abu-Wardeh.

Shortlists were drawn up by a panel of industry experts, with the winners now chosen by public vote using the form below The polls close at 23:59 on March 1, with the winners unveiled at a ceremony at the Comedy Store in London on March 17.

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A full list of nominees is below the form.

Best Newcomer

Ada & Bron
Ayoade Bamgboye
Jessie Nixon
The Sisters Fig
Elouise Eftos
Molly McGuinness

Breakthrough Act

Michelle de Swarte
Luke McQueen
Sam Nicoresti
Toussaint Douglas
Amy Mason

Sketch, variety & improv

David Elms
Catherine Cohen
Alice Cockayne
Rory Marshall
Ada & Bron

Clowning & alternative

Sami Abu-Wardeh
Rosa Garland
Gutter
Jessica Barton
Johnny White Really-Really

Headliner

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd
Tom Ward
Carl Donnelly
Esther Manito
Gbemi Oladipo

Best compere

Paddy Young
Amy Gledhill
Thanyia Moore
Andrew Mensah and Gbemi Oladipo
Amy Annette

Best show

Simon Amstell: I Love It Here
Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer
John Tothill: This Must Be Heaven
Bella Hull: Doctors Hate Her
Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty
Luke McQueen: Comedians' Comedian

Best tour

Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony
Dara O Briain - Re:Creation
Katherine Ryan: Battleaxe
Stewart Lee vs the Man-Wulf

Best TV comedy

Dreaming Whilst Black
Funboys
Such Brave Girls
Just Act Normal
Last One Laughing UK

Best TV comedian

Nick Mohammed
Rosie Jones
Lou Sanders
Harriet Kemsley
Alan Carr

Best radio comedy

You Heard It Here First
Crybabies Present...
Icklewick FM
Time Of The Week
The Naked Week

Best podcast

Single Ladies In Your Area with Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley
Wisecrack with Edd Hedges
Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown Trusty Hogs
with Catherine Bohart & Helen Bauer
Fin vs History

Social media award

Sam O'Leary
Imogen Andrews and Al Nash
Jake Bhardwaj
Lou Taylor

Book award

The Leopard In My House by Mark Steel
Yardsticks For Failure by Ivo Graham
LA Baby by Tim Key
You'll Like It When You Get There by Rhys James
Don't Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside

Published: 23 Feb 2026